How would you spend the Powerball jackpot?

Everyone had Powerball fever as the jackpot climbed to $550 million Wednesday afternoon ahead of that evening’s drawing. The Mercury asked area residents on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pottstown.mercury) what they would do with the money if they won the Powerball jackpot. Overwhelmingly people were in a giving spirit with the majority sharing how they would spread the wealth around. Below is a sampling of the answers we received.

“I would get my hair done.Seriously, I am not a materialistic person and I have absolutely no idea what I would do except stop stressing over the bank account and bills daily. So get a hair cut and be less stressed!!” — Jennifer Bell

“I’d pay off my parents debt, donate to children’s miracle network, keep my job... Possibility is endless but those are some of the main things I’d do with the money though!” — Tim Frederick

“Take care of my church. Help my real friends pay their homes off for them. Help my family of course. Buy my brother a ranch home cause he took care of my mom and dad in their dying years and he had health problems himself and now finds it hard to do steps and stuff. Buy a new car, clothes, a home for my husband and I. Invest heavily. Go to Vegas.Buy my husband an RV. Have a little fun for once in my life, too.” — Anita Davis

“I’d give most of it away! Each of my family members & a few selected friends would get $1,000 each. I’d help people who needed it; I’m not greedy.” — Sheila Marie

“I would pay to keep our church afloat in order to keep some of the changes that continue to happen from happening to restore it to its former glory.” — Kristi Moyer-Daroci

“My 8-year-old son says he would buy a new house big enough for an animal shelter and save all the homeless animals.” — Katherine Michele

“Fly mom to Ireland, to visit my new house of course!!!!” — Jamie Flaherty

“I would pay off all my parents’ bills (car payments, mortgage, etc..), pay off my car, open an account for my two kids, that way if anything ever happened to me they would have money to live their lives when they’re older, buy a small house & live comfortably while still working my weekend job at good ol’turkey hill, lol.” — April Lynne